An Iranian Christian sentenced to 15 years in jail has been released on bail, three weeks after writing an open letter to the authorities, asking what he had done to “make you hate me this much” and declaring that he had decided to “terminate my life slowly” through a hunger strike.
Amin Afshar-Naderi, who is said to be “very unwell”, had to sign over property deeds worth 80,000 US dollars to secure his bail, which is reliant upon the outcome of an appeal.
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